Easy Chicken Tostadas
These tostadas can be made with leftover roasted chicken or with a store-bought rotisserie chicken. Skip buying expensive pre-cooked boxed tostadas and try fresh white or yellow corn tortillas (often found in the refrigerated tortillas section, or Latino section of your supermarket—local...
Active time
20 minutesTotal time
20 minutesYield
6 Servings Nutrition
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Ingredients
2 cups cooked shredded chicken
4 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon ground cumin
4 tablespoons chopped cilantro
2 scallions, chopped
½ cup nonfat plain yogurt
6 fresh whole grain corn tortillas
Cooking spray
Other suggested accompaniments: chopped tomatoes, fresh salsa, guacamole, queso fresca
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Place tortillas on a cookie sheet and spray lightly with cooking spray, and place in oven.
- Meanwhile, place chicken in a medium sized bowl. Whisk together 3 tablespoons of the lime juice with the olive oil, cumin and cilantro. Pour this mixture over the chicken in the medium bowl, tossing with fork to distribute. Stir remaining 1 tablespoon of lime juice into yogurt in another small bowl; set aside.
- Remove tortillas from oven when brown, about 7-9 minutes. Top each one with ½ cup of chicken mixture. Top with chopped scallions and lime-yogurt mixture.
An Oldways recipe
Nutrition
Calories: 180Fat: 7g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Sodium: 70mg
Carbohydrate: 14g
Fiber: 2g
Protein: 16g
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